Students should be graded for participating in class

-encouraged in a more conducive environment without the pressure of gradings

sure it’s good but this should not be included in their grades because grades are mainly to show how
much a student has learned

unfair for introverts

Extroverts will dominate this and they’ll try to get more points therefor they’ll try to monopolize all
the opportunities
Participation grades are an extrovert’s easy A, and an introverts worst’ nightmare. One could
argue that participation grades are a form of encouraging shy students to enhance their
communication skills. That sounds great in theory, but how is that fair? Students should be
graded for what they learn.  Student behavior is a classroom management issue, not a
grading issue. 

By doing this, the students with different learning methods this will
undeservingly threatens their grades

I’m not shy, and I don’t lack people or communication skills. My mind is just stimulated in a

different way. I can be eloquent and if I have an interview or a presentation, I prepare, I

rehearse, I make sure I feel confident. But there’s two main aspects that make participation in

the classroom difficult for an introvert:

1. The anxiety before speaking up.

2. The draining feeling afterwards.

When I’m in class my heart skips way too fast for a few seconds (sometimes minutes) before

and after I talk. I get anxious right before, and once it’s done I realized it required so much

energy that now I’ll need to recharge, which will distract me for a few minutes before I can get

my mind in the classroom again. Some people can articulate an answer to anything, and speak

up effortlessly. Thats awesome! But I prefer writing things out in order to understand them

first before I can join a discussion and feel confident.

While professors may see class participation as a way to incentivize student discussion, and
thus enriching class conversation, the overemphasis of it consequently hurts the learning
process for students who learn best by listening, absorbing information, and piecing together
their understanding of the material—which a constant pressure of “what do I need to say
next?” hinders
Class participation shouldn’t be graded. The main reason is that what counts as class participation is u
sually only speaking aloud. While talking is an important way to be an active member of your class, n
ot everyone is comfortable speaking in front of a group of people. And that’s OK! Some people speak 
more easily—and more frequently—than others. That doesn’t necessarily mean they have the best ide
as or understand the material better.

-teacher (
Daily effort and participation points are particularly troublesome. How can you define them
clearly? How can you measure them accurately? it is difficult to properly grade a student
without clear, objective benchmarks.

Grading should be objective–you have standards for each project, right?–and those are the
grades that should be presented because they are the grades that represent what your kids
know and can do. 

Bias against the people who needs more time to think

Since I need time to develop my ideas, which are no less relevant than other
comments being made by students who are more prone to raising their hands
almost impulsively I not only lose out by missing much of the actual discussion
taking place, but many times I have rushed comments that do not
demonstrate my fullest understanding of the content.